Road Map for Graduate Study: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students (Second Edition), by Dr. Donald C. Martin, is the first and only comprehensive book about graduate school. It is written by a career insider who seeks to educate and enlighten individuals not only about the research and application process, but also about how to succeed in graduate school. Road Map features 7 personal questions to ask about your motivation to earn a graduate degree, a 12-month checklist before applying, 7 ways to get recognized as an applicant, 7 deadly sins for applicants, how to respond if wait listed, denied or admitted, how to make the final enrollment decision, and 15 essential pointers on thriving in grad school. Road Map is: 1) perfect for college students and recent graduates; 2) invaluable for older students considering a graduate degree; 3) a great resource for career and educational advisors in counseling their students; 4) a must for parents and other "influencers" involved in the graduate school selection process. This book will educate readers on determining where to apply and enroll. Dr. Martin says, "Many graduate students find they made the wrong institutional choice, earned a degree they are not using, and/or put themselves in debt because they did not perform their due diligence." In short, Road Mapis the first, succinct and complete guide - the GPSif you will - for anyone wishing to pursue a graduate degree. Now in it's second printing, there is even more useful information, including online graduate programs. With two earned graduate degrees and nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in graduate enrollment and student services, Dr. Donald C. Martin has counseled, encouraged, and inspired thousands of graduate students. His work has taken him to over 60 countries, and his employers have included Columbia University, The University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Wheaton College (IL).
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Extrait
r. Donald C. Martin is an expert in the îelds of enrollment management, student affairs and higher education administration. Since 1980, he has managed divisions including admissions, înancial aid, student development, registration/advising, and career, disabled and international services. He has been employed by some of the best colleges/universities in the United States: Wheaton College (IL), Northwestern University (Medill School of Journalism), The University of Chicago (Graduate School of Business) and Columbia University (Teachers College). Along with a team of dedicated professionals, Dr. Martin grew both the applicant pool and the enrollment yield at each institution he served. In addition, students’ ratings of their experiences at these institutions improved dramatically during his tenure.
Having visited over 60 countries on every continent, Dr. Martin has worked with thousands of prospective and current students of varying nationalities, backgrounds, beliefs, interests and goals. He continues to work with students, speaking about the value of education, the importance of having a dream and the motivation to follow that dream.
Dr. Martin received his M.A. in Communications from Wheaton College (IL) and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Northwestern University. His primary residence is in Chicago.
A Guide for Prospective Students
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Second Edîtîon
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FOREWORD eo…congratuatîons…and best wîses…” hus begîns “H tîs succînct, yet wonderuy compreensîve book – te Second Edîtîon oRoad Map or Graduate Study. As was aso te case or îts predecessor, tîs Second Edîtîon oRoad Mapîs actuay an înteractîve guîdebook between you, te reader, and te autor, Dr. Don Martîn, your knowedgeabe and we-traveed tour guîde. Notîng te îstorîc paces and maîn events reated to pursuîng a graduate degree, Dr. Martîn aso brîngs to your attentîon te sîde-roads, te seemîngy detours, te mîe-markers to attend to and even some o te possîbe potoes to avoîd.
So wy tîs second edîtîon book, and wy now? Let’s take a quîck ook at some numbers: Accordîng to te 2016 U.S. Bureau o Labor Statîstîcs, te medîan weeky earnîngs o a baceor’s degree oder are $1,156, or $60, 122 per year, wîe tose wît a master’s degree earn on average $1,380, or $71,760 per year. For a proessîona degree, te weeky earnîngs jump to $1,745, wît an annua încome o $90,740! Wîe tese numbers represent te medîan, wît dîferences based on age, etnîcîty and gender îdentîicatîon, ï know you woud agree tat tey are compeîng…And tese are just te inancîa beneits tat are possîbe rom competîng graduate studîes. he întrînsîc and înterpersona rewards can actuay be even more advantageous. So, et’s say tat you’re now înterested yet wonderîng, ow do you get rom were you are now to gettîng started toward an advanced degree?
ï was a cassroom student or a tota o 20 years, and ave been în severa academîc eadersîp posîtîons or more tan 14 years, so ï ave spent over a o my îe tus ar în scoo. Wîe ï ave, tereore, greaty beneited rom te encouragement o my amîy and te expertîse o admîssîon oIcers and enroment managers, ï ave never taken careuy studîed and deîneated te steps în te process o movîng rom a pre-appîcatîon stage, troug admîttance, to competîng a degree. Some peope see tîs ‘ina stage’ as an endîng yet or me ît as aways been te begînnîng o brand new opportunîtîes!
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ïn tat spîrît and troug a wrîtîng stye tat îs bot conversatîona and accessîbe,Road Mapcareuy ays out te entîre process în a steady low o acts. Wat contrîbutes to makîng Road Maptruy a must- read îs te attentîon te autor pays to te assocîated eeîngs tat tese steps can evoke wîe aso înterweavîng some o îs own proessîona and persona perspectîves.
Now, ï suspect tat many o you ave never been în Don Martîn’s gente, reassurîng presence. And even toug tîs îs te Second Edîtîon oRoad Map, ît’s sae or me to îmagîne tat most readers o tîs book ave never beore even eard o Don Martîn. We, ï ave and înRoad Map, ï coud actuay ear Don’s voîce as e ofers experîence-based guîdance, antîcîpates questîons tat you may not even reaîze you ave, and suggests an array o possîbe “answers” or you to consîder.
hroug a baance o înearîty and îteratîon, cycîng backwards and orward wît addîtîona înormatîon, querîes, and tîps, tîs book actuay umanîzes a journey tat coud be experîenced as împersona and even objectîyîng.Road Mapremînds us tat we are a îndîvîduas wo must utîmatey be true to wo we know ourseves to be, rîgt now.
ïn sort, (and yes, tîs book îs ony 106 pages ong!),Road Map or Graduate Studywîsey asserts tat, regardess o your reasons, î you ave te desîre to pursue a graduate degree, ten do so and uy îmmerse yourse în te process trougout. “As acknowedged by Dr. Don, as e îs afectîonatey reerred to by cîents ere and abroad, tere are aways mutîpe pats to any one goa. Wît tat în mînd, regardess o tose we may seect, we must at a tîmes ave as one o our goas, to rîsk îvîng our îves most uy.”
So welcome to this next step in your life...and enjoy!
Daryne Baîey, P.D., Marc 2018 Proessor and Dean Emerîtus Dîrector, SocîaL Justîce Inîtîatîve Graduate ScooL o SocîaL Work and SocîaL Researc SpecîaL Assîstant to te Presîdent or Communîty Partnersîps Bryn Mawr CoLLege, PennsyLvanîa
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2018 Moses Dîstînguîsed Vîsîtîng Proessor SîLberman ScooL o SocîaL Work Hunter CoLLege, CUNY, New York
Reference: Unîted States Department o Labor, Bureau o Labor Statîstîcs Empoyment Projectîons. BLS Mobîe Servîce, “Unempoyment rates and earnîngs by educatîona attaînment, 2016”, bs.gov.
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INTRODUCTION ecome to te second edîtîon o Road Map or Graduate W Study!
You ave most îkey pîcked up, purcased or borrowed tîs book because you are tînkîng about pursuîng a graduate degree. Congratuatîons or even tînkîng about doîng tîs! And best wîses as you contînue on wît te process o preparîng or and ten earnîng your degree.
For most prospectîve graduate students tere îs bot a sense o excîtement and a degree o appreensîon assocîated wît te graduate scoo appîcatîon process, as we as wît succeedîng once enroed. Wîe your undergraduate educatîona coîce was most îkey a joînt venture wît tose wo ad a certaîn degree o autorîty and înluence over you, suc as amîy members, îg scoo personne, etc., te decîsîon about wen and were to attend graduate scoo îs, or te most part, yours aone. You may ave a sense o excîtement about tat. However, tere may aso be a sense o uncertaînty as you contempate “gettîng în,” and once enroed, ow you wî ande everytîng, especîay inances.
ït may be epu to know tat în addîtîon to beîng an enroment management proessîona, ï ave been în your soes twîce. ïn 1983, ï competed a two-year master’s degree program. Tweve years ater ï earned a P.D., wîc took sîx years to compete. ïn bot înstances, ï started as a u-tîme student and competed my degree requîrements part-tîme, ater returnîng to te word o u-tîme empoyment. Wîe te caenges and sacrîices were many, so were and contînue to be te rewards – personay, proessîonay and inancîay.
Wîe not înîtîay aspîrîng to a career în enroment management, ï spent 28 years meetîng and recruîtîng prospectîve students, evauatîng teîr appîcatîons, workîng wît tem as students, and watcîng tem move rom matrîcuatîon to graduatîon. Durîng tîs tîme ï read and în some cases gave întervîews or quîte a ew books